This article or subsection has an associated category.	1970

timeline
years:	1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 (stardates from 1970.0, or reference stardate -1/70)
decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
centuries:	19th century - 20th century - 21st century

1970 was, on Earth's calendar, the 71st year of the 20th century, and the first year of the 1970s decade. Although this was a time period before Human formulation of stardates, this era begins with stardate 1970.0^[1] or reference stardate -1/70.^[2]

Events

• Richard Nixon meets with and is photographed with Henry Starling.^[3]
• Bob Gibson, a St. Louis Cardinals pitcher, wins the second of his two Cy Young Awards.^[3]
• Fred Haise orbits Earth's moon. Had Apollo 13 successfully landed, Haise would have been the sixth person to walk on Luna.^[4]
• Isaac Asimov states that there are tens of thousands of Class M worlds that might support intelligent life.^[5]

People

Births and deaths

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This article or subsection has an associated category.	1970 deaths

• Chrysalis Project director Dr. Sarina Kaur gives birth to Khan Noonien Singh. ^[6]

15 February

• Shepard Fairey is born.^[7]

13 April

• William H. Johnson dies.^[7]

22 May

• Naomi Campbell is born.^[7]

25 August

• Claudia Schiffer is born.^[7]

18 September

• Jimi Hendrix dies.^[7]

25 December

• Curtis Wellborn dies.^[8]

Appendices

References and notes

Stories

Title	Series	Date	Media	Notes	Image
Assignment: Earth My Name Is Legion	The Original Series	1970	comic
Star Trek (IDW) Lost Apollo, Part 1 1970 flashbacks	The Original Series	1970	comic	Events take place in an alternate reality.
Elusive Salvation Chapter 11	The Original Series	20 November 1970	novel
Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor Medics 1970 flashback	The Original Series	21 December 1970	comic	Aegis assigns Gary Seven to investigate Alpha Tau IV. (Date cited in "Hosts")

Releases

• The omnibus Star Trek Annual 1970 is released.

January

• TOS novel: Spock Must Die!, by James Blish (first original Star Trek book by Bantam Books).
  • Captain Kirk and the crew of the starship Enterprise find themselves in the middle of an undeclared war waged by the Klingon Empire… The Organians should be consulted about the war but their entire planet has disappeared—or been destroyed… Mr. Spock entered the transporter chamber. His image would be flashed to Organia by the huge machine's faster-than-light tachyons. But the experiment failed. Suddenly there were two Mr. Spocks. One of them had to be destroyed… But which one?

3 January

• The fourth installment of "Menace of the Moloth" is released.

10 January

• The fifth installment of "Menace of the Moloth" is released.

17 January

• The sixth installment of "Menace of the Moloth" is released.

24 January

• The first installment of "The Klingon Ultimatum" is released.

31 January

• The second installment of "The Klingon Ultimatum" is released.

February

7 February

• The third installment of "The Klingon Ultimatum" is released.

14 February

• The fourth installment of "The Klingon Ultimatum" is released.

21 February

• The fifth installment of "The Klingon Ultimatum" is released.

28 February

• The sixth installment of "The Klingon Ultimatum" is released.

March

• Gold Key TOS comic #7: "The Voodoo Planet".

7 March

• The first installment of "The Marshall Plan" is released.

14 March

• The second installment of "The Marshall Plan" is released.

21 March

• The third installment of "The Marshall Plan" is released.

28 March

• The fourth installment of "The Marshall Plan" is released.

April

4 April

• The fifth installment of "The Marshall Plan" is released.

11 April

• The sixth installment of "The Marshall Plan" is released.

18 April

• The seventh installment of "The Marshall Plan" is released.

25 April

• The eighth installment of "The Marshall Plan" is released.

May

2 May

• The first installment of "Mutiny on the Dorado" is released.

9 May

• The second installment of "Mutiny on the Dorado" is released.

16 May

• The third installment of "Mutiny on the Dorado" is released.

23 May

• The fourth installment of "Mutiny on the Dorado" is released.

30 May

• The fifth installment of "Mutiny on the Dorado" is released.

June

6 June

• The sixth installment of "Mutiny on the Dorado" is released.

13 June

• The seventh installment of "Mutiny on the Dorado" is released.

20 June

• The first installment of "The Ageless One" is released.

27 June

• The second installment of "The Ageless One" is released.
• "A Bite of the Apple" is released.

July

4 July

• The third installment of "The Ageless One" is released.

11 July

• The fourth installment of "The Ageless One" is released.

18 July

• The fifth installment of "The Ageless One" is released.

25 July

• The sixth installment of "The Ageless One" is released.

August

1 August

• The first installment of "Thorpex" is released.

8 August

• The second installment of "Thorpex" is released.

15 August

• The third installment of "Thorpex" is released.

22 August

• The fourth installment of "Thorpex" is released.

29 August

• The fifth installment of the "Thorpex" is released.

September

• TOS comic #8: "The Youth Trap".

1 September

• TOS comics "Gateway to the Future", "Planet of Rejects", and "Captives in Space" are released.

5 September

• The sixth installment of "Thorpex" is released.

12 September

• The seventh installment of "Thorpex" is released.

19 September

• The first installment of "Under the Sea" is released.

26 September

• The second installment of "Under the Sea" is released.

October

3 October

• The third installment of "Under the Sea" is released.

10 October

• The fourth installment of "Under the Sea" is released.

17 October

• The fifth installment of "Under the Sea" is released.

24 October

• The sixth installment of "Under the Sea" is released.

31 October

• The first installment of "Revolt on Dak-Alpha" is released.

November

7 November

• The second installment of "Revolt on Dak-Alpha" is released.

14 November

• The third installment of "Revolt on Dak-Alpha" is released.

21 November

• The fourth installment of "Revolt on Dak-Alpha" is released.

28 November

• The fifth installment of "Revolt on Dak-Alpha" is released.

December

5 December

• The sixth installment of "Revolt on Dak-Alpha" is released.

12 December

• The seventh installment of "Revolt on Dak-Alpha" is released.

19 December

• The first installment of "Where Giants Tread" is released.

26 December

• The second installment of "Where Giants Tread" is released.

External links

• 1970 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• 1970 (production) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• 1970 article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.